Ravens make Ellerbe, not Kruger, top priority

Summary of 6 articles · Updated Mar 10, 2013

The Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens have made linebacker Dannell Ellerbe their priority and expect outside linebacker Paul Kruger, who led the team in sacks, to draw so much interest in free agency that he will sign with another team. Knowing they'd … (more)most likely lose Kruger, the Ravens sets their sights on keeping Ellerbe, and are prepared to make him a significant offer, according to the Baltimore Sun. Either way, it’s safe to say Kruger won’t be back in Baltimore in 2013. The Ravens would love to keep Kruger, but they're cash-strapped this offseason and probably won't be able to match the possible $9 million a year he'll get on the open market. However, they will confront intense competition from the Indianapolis Colts, who will attempt to persuade Kruger to rejoin Chuck Pagano, the former Ravens defensive coordinator and current Colts head coach. And former Ravens defensive coordinator Chuck Pagano coaches the Colts. The linebackers, fresh off their Super Bowl victory over the 49ers, are two of the many unrestricted free agents the Browns have reached out to through their agents during this quirky new three-day legal tampering window before free agency opens Tuesday at 4 p.m.

Bidding war expected between Colts, Browns for Kruger

As the legal non-tampering tampering period continues to unfold, the negotiations-without-offers process has yielded an intriguing prediction as to what will happen once Tuesday at 4:00 p.m. ET arrives. The Browns and Colts are expected to launch a bidd…

Dannell Ellerbe’s agent got quick interest from others

The market might be slower than normal, but the agent for linebacker Dannell Ellerbe said the interest in his client was immediate. Agent Hadley Engelhard told Jim Corbett of USA Today there were a number of calls last night. “I’ve had dialogue with t

Dannell Ellerbe, Ravens still talking with free agency approaching

Barring an announcement of a new deal between now and midnight, linebacker Dannell Ellerbe figures to be fielding a lot of calls from around the league on Saturday. Aaron Wilson of the Baltimore Sun reports that the Ravens are planning a “significant of